Fish: Re: [tropical fish club] Re: Help Lionhead goldfish

Larry, I hate to be the one to say it, but 2 - 3 adult fancy goldfish in a 55 gallon, even with something like an xp filter on it and daily water changes... wouldn't make it for very long. The amount of waste you'd be dealing with would still be overwhelming unless those daily water changes were about 75 - 80% each day. The other problem in a 55 gallon tank would be the size of the fish and amount of space in the tank... while a 55 would be long enough to maybe make that work, the width of the tank would cause issues. The fish would have very little swimming room. 2 - 3 adult fancy goldfish in a 55 gallon tank would be like a St Bernard in a closet.

Dawn

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--- On Sun, 8/29/10, Larry Blanchard <labl@comcast.net> wrote:

From: Larry Blanchard <labl@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [tropical fish club] Re: Help Lionhead goldfish
To: tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 6:47 PM

sashi r wrote:

> Hi

> I have started the treatment for goldy and once cured im going to get a new big tank for them

>

I noticed that Petco is having their $1 a gallon tank sale. However, it

only seems to go up to a 55 gallon. Take a look at:

http://www.petco.com/Fish-Home.aspx

Most tropical fish, at least the smaller ones, need 1 gallon per inch of

fish when full grown. I've seen estimates all over the map for

goldfish. Five gallons per inch seems to be the most common, but I've

seen estimates ranging from 3 to 10 gallons per inch, not to mention a

low of 10 gallons per fish (definitely too low)..

I'll undoubtedly get flamed for this, but I think with lots of

filtration and live plants a 55 gallon tank would be sufficient for 2 or

3 fancy goldfish, although not for comets or shubunkins.

For plant suggestions, see:

<http://www.aquarticles.com/articles/ponds/Greene_Plants%20in%20the%20Goldfish%20Tank.html>

By lots of filtration, I mean a canister filter with a spray bar like:

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752400#prodTab1

I'd suggest an XP2 or XP3.

Larry B

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